A5004961564- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Psychology and Mental Health
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
2015-2024
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais
2023
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2018
Creative Research Enterprises (United States)
2017
Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
2007-2017
National Institute of Standards and Technology
2015
Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne
2011
Society for Neuroscience
2011
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
2011
Délégation Paris 5
2010
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity. Impulsivity persists in adults with ADHD and might be the basis of much impairment observed daily lives such individuals. The objective this study was to address presence, more importantly, three dimensions impulsivity: attentional, non-planning motor, how they may relate neuropsychological mechanisms impulse control. We studied a sample 50 51 healthy comparison controls using...
We characterize a social clash over gold mining project in terms of perception environmental risks, preferred decision-making mechanism, trust experts and government institutions, fairness the distribution burdens benefits. The results reveal that 85% local population were against project. Disagreement between experts, population, company, distrust lack participatory procedure for deciding development strategies create serious difficulties legitimizing assessment approval. It seems...
OBJECTIVE: Blunted affect is a major symptom in schizophrenia, and affective deficits clinically encompass expressiveness. Emotion research ethological studies have shown that patients with schizophrenia are impaired various modalities of expressiveness (posed spontaneous emotion expressions, coverbal gestures, smiles). Similar been described depression, but comparative brought mixed results. Our aim was to study compare facial expressive behaviors related depressed patients, nonpatient...
Article AbstractObjective: To assess the frequency of some psychiatric comorbidities found to be associated with suicidal behavior in previous studies and evaluate their influence on a sample patients bipolar disorder. Method: We assessed 239 from January 2005 2007. Axis I diagnosis was performed according DSM-IV using structured interview (the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview-Plus), borderline personality disorder Structured Clinical Interview for II Personality Disorders....
OBJECTIVE: The Iowa Gambling Task is a neuropsychological task developed in English, most widely used to assess decision-making. aim of this work was adapt the Brazilian Portuguese, compare it with original version and its validity. METHOD: We assessed 75 adults divided into three groups: 1) 25 healthy volunteers holding Proficiency Certificate English tested using Task; 2) who did not speak or read Task-Portuguese; 3) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder subjects Task-Portuguese....
OBJECTIVE: Poor impulse control is thought to be one of the characteristics alcohol addiction. The capacity remain abstinent may linked cognitive bias related three dimensions impulsivity: motor, non-planning, and attentional impulsivity. aim this study was evaluate neuropsychological profile these impulsivity in alcohol-dependent patients within 15 -120 days abstinence. METHOD: We compared 31 30 matched healthy controls regarding their performances on Continuous Performance Task, Iowa...
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a utilização da Escala de Depressão Pós-natal Edimburgo como instrumento triagem no sistema público saúde. MÉTODOS: A foi administrada entre o 40º e 90º dia do pós-parto, 245 mulheres que tiveram parto em uma maternidade privada município Belo Horizonte (MG), 2005 2006. As participantes foram submetidas entrevista psiquiátrica estruturada (Mini-Plus 5.0) utilizada padrão-ouro para diagnóstico depressão. Foram calculadas sensibilidade especificidade escala utilizou-se curva...
This study aims to evaluate the process of decision-making in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) using Iowa Gambling Task (IGT). In addition, we intend expand understanding clinical and demographic characteristics that influence decision-making.Our sample consisted 214 subjects (107 diagnosed OCD 107 healthy controls) who were evaluated on their clinical, neuropsychological features. Moreover, (IGT), a task detects measures impairments, was used.We found performed...
Objective: The Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) is a valid and reliable instrument, one of the most often used tools to assess impulsivity. This study assesses performance large sample adults by using version BIS-11 adapted Brazilian Portuguese. Methods: We assessed 3,053 from eight states. Internal consistencies data were presented for two correction criteria BIS-11: original two-factor score. Results: associations between age, sex, region, education scores present very small effect...